“There are three sides to every story: yours, theirs, and the truth somewhere in the middle.”

“When someone is drowning and you try to save them, they're more likely to drown you before you pull them out.”

“You arent old enough to have such regrets.Pain doesnt respect age, my lady.”

“And I wanted to put my fist through your pretty, pampered face." Galen"As I recall, you did. And then you kicked me in the ass and sent me sprawling, pampered face first, into a pile of horseshit."...”

“Experience has tutored me well that most will lie or cheat to get the better hand. It's why I prefer solitude to social interaction. - Bethany”

“He might fight under my badge, Bet'anya, but you're the only one he would die for.”

“Even the most honest human in authority often does not have the power to undo the damages that bad people do.”

“It’s amazing the damage we do to ourselves and others when all we’re trying to do is protect ourselves from being hurt.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Pain is not the same as suffering. Left to itself, the body discharges pain spontaneously, letting go of it the moment that the underlying cause is healed. Suffering is pain that we hold on to. It ...”

“In pleasant peace and security How suddenly the soul in a man begins to die He shall look up above the stalled oxen Envying the cruel falcon, And dig under the straw for a stone To bruise himself on.”

“It is amazing, though, what pains your subconscious will undergo in achieve sustainable peace.”